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fse-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a software-engineering project belongs at ESEC/FSE or should be routed to ICSE, ASE, ISSTA, MSR, ICSME, or an SE journal (EMSE/TSE/TOSEM), and when distinguishing FSE from its sibling general-SE flagship ICSE by contribution shape, evidence maturity, and the PACMSE journal-style fit.

When to use

• deciding if a project belongs at ESEC/FSE
• routing to ICSE, ASE, ISSTA, MSR, ICSME, or SE journals
• distinguishing FSE from ICSE by contribution shape
• assessing evidence maturity for venue fit
• applying model-swap and re-label tests
• performing cheap reconnaissance before committing
• running the decision procedure for venue selection

When not to use

• papers whose real lesson is about compilers
• papers whose real lesson is about PL semantics
• papers whose real lesson is about pure ML

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